* Today in Black History - January 26 *
1863 - The War Department authorizes the governor of Massachusetts to
enlist African American troops to fight in the Civil War. The
54th and 55th Volunteer Infantry are the result.
1893 - Bessie Coleman was born in Altanta, Texas, the twelfth of
thirteen children. She will grow up to become the first
African American female pilot and the first woman to obtain
an international flying license.
1928 - Eartha Mae Kitt is born in North, South Carolina. She will start
her career as a professional dancer with the Katherine Dunham
Dance Troupe, which will take her to Paris, where she will tour
as a nightclub singer. She will eventually return to the United
States and roles on Broadway and in films.
1932 - George H. Clements is born. He will become a priest in the
Washington, DC area nationally known for his anti-drug
activitism and involvement in the group "One Church, One Addict.
1934 - The Apollo Theatre opens in New York City as a 'Negro vaudeville
theatre'. It will become the showplace for many of the great
African American entertainers, singers, groups and
instrumentalists in the country. The saying will become common
"If you made it... you played it..." at the Apollo Theatre.
1934 - Huey "Piano" Smith is born. He will become a Rhythm and Blues
pianist and will be best known for his recording of "Having a
Good Time."
1940 - Sherian Grace Cadoria is born in Marksville, Louisiana. She will
make her career in the United States Army, and in 1985, will be
promoted to brigadier general, making her the highest ranking
African American woman in the U.S. military.
1944 - Angela Yvonne Davis is born in Birmingham, Alabama. Active in
civil rights demonstrations and in the Student Non-Violent
Coordinating Committee, she will be fired twice from the
University of California at Los Angeles because of her Communist
Party affiliation and she will successfully sue for
reinstatement. A philosopher and author, she will flee the law
after being implicated in the 1970 Soledad Brothers shooting.
After sixteen months in jail, she will be acquitted of all
charges.
1958 - Anita Baker is born in Toledo, Ohio. A singer of ballads and
jazz-inspired Rhythm and Blues, her 1986 album "Rapture" will
sell five million copies and earn her a 1987 Grammy. She will
win two more in 1989.
1990 - Elaine Weddington Steward is named assistant general manager of
the Boston Red Sox. She becomes the first African American female
executive of a professional baseball organization.
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